The struggle of the eight blessings of rebirth

Chapter 286 Angry
In December, preparations for the Banquet of the Thousand Elders entered the final countdown. Although the invitation was written as a New Year’s Eve dinner, it was actually held in advance on a certain day in late December. Arrive in the capital before NO.20, accept Kangxi's first interview.As the de facto head of the Ministry of Rites, Yinzhi must welcome them into the city on behalf of his father.

However, when he received a report from the city gate officer, saying that he arrived today, that it was Mr. Zhang Boxing who had just been sent back home for trial a few months ago, his eyeballs almost fell out.It was confirmed again and again that the city gate officials were not mistaken, that the boss was served by his son and came to Beijing together, and that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette had jointly issued invitations written by Emperor Kangxi.Yinzhi's face cramped, the old man's move was a stunning appearance after secretly crossing Chen Cang.

As soon as Zhang Boxing entered Beijing, he was arranged to rest at the State Guesthouse (post station).On the day the boss entered the city, almost everyone knew the news, including the princes. Of course, Yinhu was very happy. Since Master Zhang was invited to the banquet of thousands of seniors, it meant that the case of Jiangnan had been solved.

But before he was happy for too long, something happened.Mr. Zhang only lived in the post house for two days, before he was summoned by the emperor, he mysteriously disappeared.Kangxi was furious, and detained all the staff in the entire posthouse, and ordered Shuntian Prefecture to investigate the case within a time limit, and to see the dead and the dead.Be sure to solve the case before the banquet of thousands of old men.

When Yinhu got the news, he was stunned. Where is the capital? How could someone blatantly assassinate the court official at the foot of the emperor?This incident became serious, and the boss mysteriously disappeared. He led the criminal department and was ordered to investigate the scene but found no clues. This person seemed to have evaporated from the world, and even the son who accompanied him disappeared.

Three days later, Mr. Zhang's son was found dead in the river. The body was first tied to stones and sank, but someone manipulated it afterwards and floated up again.But Mr. Zhang himself is still missing.The little joy that Yinhu had just raised disappeared, and the frown returned to his sad face. Even he thought that Zhang Boxing was in danger this time.

That night, Minzhi and his sons finished their dinner and read a book for a while. The lamps were already lit outside, but Yinhu hadn't come back yet.Minzhi sighed, what do you call this? Why is everything not going well for Yinhu recently, a Zhang Boxing, why has there been twists and turns, was assassinated when he was in the south of the Yangtze River, why was he still assassinated when he entered the capital? When something like this happened when Tiao Yinhu was the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, all criminal cases were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Do you think he can stop making trouble?
There is no news from the left wait, and there is still no news from the right wait, she can only accept her fate, and Yinhu has to work overtime again.After a simple wash, she lay on the bed and thought about something. She didn't know when she felt someone sleeping next to her in a daze. She habitually moved in and asked subconsciously, "You're back..."

Yinhu knew that his wife was unconscious at this moment, but she still replied seriously: "Well, I'm back." Sure enough, the woman beside her didn't respond.With a wry smile, he helped her press the corner of the quilt, closed her eyes, and let out a long sigh.This sigh pulled Minzhi out of the daze, she opened her eyes and turned her head, confirming that it was her husband who came back: "What's wrong, it's been so late these days."

Yinhu turned her head and looked back at her: "It's okay, but the person hasn't been found yet." Minzhi rubbed her eyes and burrowed into his arms: "Don't think about it, even if the person is found and is still alive, he knows his son is dead. I have given birth." Yinhu's body froze, and he stretched out his arms to embrace his wife: "Who the hell is going to stab him so many times?"

"I can't help it. His official reputation in Jiangnan is so good that the common people regard him as a god, but the real leader is the Governor of Liangjiang. Although Mr. Zhang is on the side of the common people, he is an official after all. The way to survive. He broke their rules and robbed them of their business, how could they let him go!"

"According to you, Ge Li did it?" Yinhu gently tugged at her hair.Minzhi was extremely sleepy, and reached out to pat his hand: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep." Yinhu let go of her hair, and touched the top of her head instead: "Go to sleep." He rubbed his clothes, and said calmly, "Don't even think about it. It's better that this matter has nothing to do with you. Ge Li doesn't have that much ability to be chased from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital." "Hey ...I also know this, Huang Ama sent me to the Ministry of Punishment, and she is really waiting for me to fall into a trap!" Yinhu was extremely helpless.

Time passed day by day, but there was no news about Zhang Boxing. Everyone basically believed that he had been killed, and the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice had already finalized the case.

On this day, Yinhu was summoned by Kangxi, and the old man went straight to the point: "Did you find him?" "If you go back to Huang Ama, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has already settled the case based on the fact that the victim is dead." Yinhu knelt down on his knees: "My son is incompetent." , please punish Huang Ama," "You also believe it? Who do you think wants his life?" Kangxi strangely did not beat around the bush, but ran out of the question very directly.

Yinhu bowed his head: "My son is incompetent. The Ministry of Justice and Shuntian Mansion have not found any clues yet." "A man died in the river for three days, and you said that there is no clue at all? Could it be that he tied a stone on his foot and then The one who jumped into the river?" Kangxi stared and suddenly raised his voice.Yinhu bowed his head and held his chest, silent.

"Cha, no matter who it is, I will never tolerate it. If you can't report the results before the banquet of thousands of old people, you can go home to farm and have children!" Kangxi flicked his sleeves: "Get out!" When I met Yinzhen, I sighed, why every time the old man scolded me, he was always standing outside the door?It seems that the old man is planning to use multiple measures, but what is the truth?

When they got home, Yinhu didn't eat any food, and went into the study, and didn't come out until dinner time. Lu Jiu was afraid that the master would suffer from hunger, so he went to the main house to invite Minzhi: "Fu Jin, go and persuade the master. , the emperor's errand is important, but my body is also important." Minzhi heard that Yinhu didn't eat lunch or dinner, and she frowned: "I know, I will find a way."

He got up and went to the kitchen, cooked a bowl of noodles with chicken sauce, shiitake mushrooms, and put them in a food box. He took Mo Shuang and Lin and went straight to the study. When he arrived at the door, he saw Lu Jiu and his apprentices guarding the door. Ran a smile: "The lord is still inside?" Lu Jiu and the little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Please Anfujin auspicious for Fujin."

"Go in and report, just say I'm here." Minzhi ordered calmly.Lu Jiu went in, and then withdrew after a while: "My lord, please go back to your room." Minzhi smiled, and handed the food box to Lu Jiu: "Then you bring this in, and just say I'll wait for him to finish eating outside." Lu Jiu Jiu nodded and bent down to bring the food box in.After a while, he backed out: "Fu Jin, my lord invites you in."

Minzhi stepped into the study, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor made her shiver.Yinhu was outside, sitting on the table staring at the bowl of noodles.Seeing her come in, she snorted coldly: "You know it's cold?" "I know, but Lu Jiu said that you don't remember to eat when you think about things, how can I not only care about it... Besides, I believe you eat noodles the fastest." Yes." Yinhu rolled her eyes and uttered a word: "Hot!"

Minzhi smiled and approached him: "Would you like me to show you?" Yinhu put down his chopsticks and turned his head to the other side: "Huang Ama summoned me today, guess what she said?" Minzhi sat opposite him: "You're so hardworking that you don't eat. You must solve the case within a time limit. What else?" Yinhu rolled her eyes at her: "Also, if I can't give him the answer before the feast of the thousand old people starts, maybe I will He was dismissed and investigated."

Minzhi propped her head on one hand in boredom, and the fingers of the other hand danced on the table: "You, apart from the first official, which job did you do for a year? You are not used to it, I am used to it. Besides, this case If you think about it with your hair, you can tell that the background is complicated, and Huang Ama is not worried that you will be stung all over your head if you go to poke a hornet's nest."

"Then what should I do? Why don't you resign voluntarily?" Yinhu asked half-truthfully while stirring the noodles with chopsticks. "No way! You're so lacking in ambition! You'll shrink back as soon as Huang Ama takes you into the army, it's really a piece of dough!" Minzhi blurted out without even thinking about it.Yinhu couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Ambition? When did I have such a thing?"
Minzhi also smiled: "Why not, Huang Ama summoned you whenever he had something to do, it's not because of his ambition!" "He also summoned the fourth brother." Yinhu said angrily.That tone seemed to be mocked by Minzhi.

Hearing that Yinzhen was also outside, Minzhi pondered for a while: "Fourth brother? It seems that Huang Ama also thinks that this case is very serious. Fourth brother is used to doing things secretly. This time when he meets someone with the same attributes as him, Maybe he will know a little better." "Help me? Although I gave him a letter to recommend him, he never believed it."

Knowing that he was pressured by Kangxi, Minzhi was in a bad mood, and immediately comforted him: "There are quite a few people watching this case, and there may be clues leaking out because of mutual restraint and strife. Since Huang Ama has promised you, say No matter who is severely punished, it shows that the old man has a good reputation. The hands behind this matter are not small. It is probably not the Shuntian Mansion or the Ministry of Punishment. I see, let the ninth and tenth brothers first Take it easy and wait and see."

With a sound of "squatting", Yinhu's chopsticks thumped heavily on the table: "Wait and see what happens? In a few days, the feast of thousands of seniors will start. Huang Ama always keeps what she says. This time I am not suspended." , It’s dismissal, you know, it’s dismissal!”

Faced with Yinhu's sudden outburst, Minzhi was speechless, he had suppressed it for too long, and Kangxizhen pushed him to the edge of a cliff.Minzhi remembered that the last time Kangxi threw a cup at Qingxi Bookstore because of the prince's affairs, and scolded Yinhu bloody, and Yinzhen was also waiting outside.At that time, Yinhu knew that Kangxi was acting, but facing Yinzhen's cold face, Yinhu still felt that he was being laughed at.

Unexpectedly, this time, when Kangxi came for real, Yinzhen stayed outside again, Yinhu held back his anger, and finally broke out when he came back.

(End of this chapter)